Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-07

Important Meeting Of the Citizens'
Committee Of One Hundred.

DISTRICT AFFAIRS DISCUSSED.
Important Meeting Of the Citizens,
Committee Of One Hundred.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS SUPERINTENDENT WATER
QUESTION THOROUGHLY REvIEwKD-orHER NAT
IERs OF LOCAL INTEREST BEFORE TIE MEETING
Diseases OF Children" was inscribed on the
doors OF the room In the Grand ARMY Hall where
the Citizens Committee OF One Hundred are
accustomed TO hold their monthly meetings
"hen the members began to come together last
evening they read this inscription on the door with
respect, peeped into the room with APPREHENSION
and after seeing the famiiar countenances OF their
associates. walked boldly In. At O'Clock Mr..
Reginald Fendan raped for order, and Mr.. Law
renee Gardner, the secretary, calling the RON
ascertained that large portion of the one hum
members were present, and then the order OF bust
ness proceeded The secretary reported that dur
ing tne month the following communications had
oeen received and by order OF the president,
leEicu W tne proper committees. From District
NO. 8, communications on school matters on
wafer rents and mains, and on the Bladensburg
on water.
Law AND ORDER
The secretary read the report of the committee
On law and order, which had been read at the last
meeting and ordered printed This report recon-
recommendation was adopted. The other pro-
Visions, recommending the abolition OF the Police
so thai ad one h police
OF the iate corporations OF Washington and George
town and the Levy Court applicable to the entire
code OF laws, whom MIR. Pelham said were now en-
gagged In an examination OF the entire subject OF
tiers pertaining to their duties. The same dlsDO-
sti0n was made OF report read by Mr.. Josiah
Mlllard, which had been adopted by district No. B.
anu wnicn ne asked 10 have considered, together
with the report OF the committee on law and order
This report has already been published In The STAR
and calls attention TO the defective laws for the
regulation OF pool rooms liquor saloons the policy
and lottery business, houses of prOstttution and
the smallness OF the police force, &C. There was
and Mr.. Henry SJrasburgsr said that he objected
to reports which dwelt upon the prevalence Of vice
conveying the impression that this was a wicked
and dlsofderly city, when the contrary was the
case. He said that such things existed mere as in
every city, put he thought that the morality that
prevailed and the peace and quiet OF the streets
was an evidence that they were under good con-
THE MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. 8. b. Walker said that the report for the
Association No. differed In no material points in
its recommendation about the police force from
those In the annual report OF the major of police
just ISSUED; Flnally action was taken as above
mittee on law and order.
Mr.. John E. Herrcll. from the business commit
tee, made report which provided that, beginning
with the second Tuesday in September, and until
otherwise ordered, all standing committees should
meet on the second Tuesday or each month in the
hall now used by the general committee: that
after the 1st OF october the whole committee
should meet on the first and third Tuesday Of
every month"; and that the rules OF the committee
be transmitted TO the President OF the United
States, the members OF the Cabinet, the District
commissioners, and the members Of Congress-
Objection was made to making 1t obligatory
upon the committees to meet at certain times In
one place, as they now meet at times convenient
TO the members, and at places which were more
convenient than the plan proposed
The chair said that the object was to get the
committees together so that there could be q gene
raj interchange OF views, and the business or pre-
pairing matters for the general committee could be
This portion of the report was lost, and the re-
matnder was adopted.
CAN GO FOR INFORMATION
MI. Richard T. MOrSell reported from the COM
mittee On assessment and taxation that In regard
TO matter that had been submitted to them that
they had found that it would be necessary for
them TO go to the District Commissioners for in
formation, as they conStrue rule 22, which pro-
vides that mo individual member Of the represent
atlve committee and no standing committee shall
as such, In the name OF the representative COM
mittee, or OF any standing committee, commune
cate with the executive Judicial or legislative de-
partmentS OF the General Government, or with the
local authorities" They were prohibited from
going to the District Commissioners Tor 1nforma-
tlon. They were, therefore. unable TO do anything
with the subject referred to Them and they would
correct
The chair said that this rule does not prohibit
standing committees from going to the District
commissioners for information; but it does pro-
hiOlt them from going in an advisory or legisla-
tive character. This construction OF the rule was
endorsed by the committee. Mr.. Morsen having
appealed from the chair for that purpose.
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE POLES
Mr.. Noble d. Larner, from the committee on
streets, avenues and alleys, reported back the
communication from Association No. 8 COM
planning OF the injustice done to residents
by the commissioners allowing the erection OF
telegraph ana telephone poles along the streets
and in the alleys. The report stated that the
committee was unanimously OF the opinion that
the people have just cause for complaint; that
their property has been injured and that the CEN
trail committee ought TO take steps looking to the
removal OF these poles, and to force the Commits
1ms ao 10 81 70 .ne pOcy announced some
The committee recommended that the matter be
referred TO the executive committee for such ac-
t1on as Will secure prompt remedy. The report
was adopted. Mr.. Larner said that the represent
atlyeS from the ith and ninth districts had never
attended a meeting OF his committee, and he
hoped In the future that these districts would be
represented.
REPORT ON INCREASED WATER RENTS.
MT. w. II. Singleton, from the committee on
water supply and sewerage submitted q report
upon the resolution from Association No. g. which
provided ~ that the Committee OF One Hundred
ask the President to place the water works extern
sion under Gen. MeigS or Col Casey: CT that they
petition Congress to Investigate the water depart
ment rom 1871; 81 that they petition Congress to
relieve the District from paying the amount un.
necessarily expended upon the water works ex-
tension.
The report recommended the rejection OF the
first and third propositions on the ground that it
would De unwise for the representative committee
to recommend any change In the personnel OF those
In authority In the District and that the question
OF extravagant expense was one on which the
committee had no conclusive data and It might
be considered question OF professional Opinion
The adoption OF the second proposition was RECON-
mended as the necessity for 1t was apparent, and
that the authorities In the District admitted that
there was some confusion In the accounts OF the
water department.
The resolutions submitted from Association No.
were next considered asking whether 1t is Just .to
charge for water main after citizen had put it
down at his own expense" whether 'the increase
In water rents and the charge OF IS upon little
cake and fancy stores" is just; and stating that
the allegations made against the water depart
ment by the meeting at Sheas Hall should be in
veStigated.
In regard to the latter recommendation the re.
port stated that In the opinion OF the COMMITTEES
no investigation should be undertaken unless
charges were made by some member OF the repre-
sentative committee In regard to the other two
recommendations the committee submitted an
elaborate report In regard TO the increase in the
water rents.
THE Law OF THE QUESTION